Characters played by Shirley Jo Finney
Wilma Rudolph
Characters played by Cicely Tyson
Blanche Rudolph
Characters played by Jason Bernard
Coach Temple
Characters played by Joe Seneca
Ed Rudolph
Characters played by Denzel Washington
Robert Eldridge
age 18
Characters played by Charles Blackwell
Coach Gray
Characters played by Norman Matlock
Dr. Gordon
Characters played by Larry B. Scott
Robert Eldridge
age 12
Characters played by Réjane Magloire
Wilma
age 12
Characters played by Piper Carter
Wilma
age 4
Characters played by Pauletta Washington
Mae Faggs
Characters played by Andrea Frierson
Martha Hudson
Characters played by Stacy Green
Tootie
Characters played by Dury Cox
Pappy Marshall
Characters played by Roger Askew
Dr. Williams
Characters played by J. Franklin Taylor
Principal
Characters played by L. Warren Young
Post Office Assistant